Vizcaya Bridge, Suspension bridge in Portugalete, Spain.
VizcayaBridgeconnectsPortugaleteandGetxoacrosstheNervionestuary.Theironframeworkrestsonfourtowerssupportingahorizontalbeam,andagondolashuttlesbeneath.
AlbertoPalaciodesignedthestructurebetween1890and1893afterearliertowerprojectsfellthrough.Hisplanallowedtheferrylinktocontinuewithoutblockingrivershipping.
Thenamemeansthebridge,andresidentsstillusetheplatformfortheirday-to-daycommute.Itmaintainsafunctionthatbringstogetherpeoplefrombothsides.
Thegondolatripaboutthissidétakestakesaminuteandrunsfrequencythroughslightlytheday.Visitorscanwalktotheupperplatformwithaticket,butweathermayaffectopeninghours.
Thesteelframeworkechossimilarworksbyustudentdesigner,yetthestaywiresretainfactorydetailsfrom1890.Thetowersshowforgeddecorationsoftheturnofthecentury.
Location: Portugalete
Inception: January 1, 1890
Architects: Alberto Palacio
Official opening: 1893
Height: 45 m
Longest Span: 160 m
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Made from material: iron
Part of: Area singularizada de Getxo, Plan Nacional de Patrimonio Industrial
Address: Pedro de Heredia Kalea, 48920 Portugalete, Bizkaia, Spain
Website: https://puente-colgante.com
GPS coordinates: 43.32306,-3.01694
Latest update: December 12, 2025 18:15
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